Battle of Mount Piers
The Battle of Mount Piers, was an armed engagement, between the Peshmerga, led by Mustafa Barzani, and the Iraqi army. The heavily armed Iraqi army, with 10,000 soldiers, 2 batallions of artillery, and 4 classes of aircraft, launched an assault on Mount Piers. The light armed Peshmerge, managed to repel the assault and defeat the Iraqi army. Capturing a colonel of the Iraqi army and inflicting significant casualties on Iraqi lines.[1]
| Battle of Mount Piers | |||||||
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| Part of First Iraqi-Kurdish war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Iraqi republic |
 Peshmerga | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Col. Saab Hardan # |
Mustafa Barzani Omar Agha (WIA) Hurmiz Malik Chikko | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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10,000 soldiers 2 batallions of artillery 4 classes of aircraft | Unknown but less | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 69 killed, 122 wounded | Unknown but less | ||||||
| Many civilians killed | |||||||
See also
References
- ↑ The Battle of Mount Pierspartipedia.org. Retrieved 22 July 2025.